The Night of Waiting
It has been three days since Luna left. The house is strangely quiet. Dakota is out of school and not eating. At night, Dakota’s father receives a call on his cell phone from Dr. Chambers. After a short answer, there is a long silence. His voice is shaky as he says, “I see.” Hanging up the phone, the father sits down in the living room. What did he say?” Dakota’s father, not looking up at her, told her, “The DNA test results are in. We have the results of the DNA test.
